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t *-- 11.11 ? VOLUME XXX. * FERTILIZER MEN ARE CHEERING UP Prospects Are for Fairly SatQnornn In IO;c;UIUI J ?joujui I ill 4 Spite of War PLANTS RUNNING AT LIVELY CLIP ^ The Lack of Poatsh Hasn't Stumped Manufacturers. Ij/J Season Late. Iw > 1 (Charleston Evening Post.) According to present indications, it t A v:is stated today, the prospects for t.Vi f-v^iiizor business this year tire decidedly l-vtter than last year, though not up to t-ormal times, by any means. A heavier tonnage than last year will be reached. Though the movement this year is late it is much in advance of lint of last year . By March 1 a good movement of fertilizer is expected. y Manufacturing Acid. All the plants are ronorted runnino on full time. Many of them are devoting part of their resources to the manufacture of sulphuric acid. This is shipped to the industrial plants in the North. A mistaken idea has arisen it was pointed out, that this acid is going to munition plants. Though some of it is very likely used in the ^ manufacture of ammunition, most oi the product goes to the plants that have other uses for the product besides that of munition manufacturing A new plant was recently opener near Charleston which is devoting practically all of its time to the manu fucture of this valuable by-product. ^ Potash Very Scarce. # The scarcity of potash has been am will be a source of worry to the man ufacturers of commercial ferti'izer? as long as the present conflict lasts The price of the product has jumpec IS.. HI CAIY1 f> rt o.-> frti-tun v,, k vs, iiivii ?* ?? v* u iv J VV.IH ate as to possess a supply at the be ginning of the war are credited witl having gained the fabulous wealth o i JSitibad the Sailor upon disposing o i're commodity, . 'Substitutes. Experiment fttbtiOKU in Worth aih South Carolina and Georgia httvi been trying to find a substitute fo potash in the preparation of fertiliz Icrs. They have found by the use o 1 .vger quantities of phosphoric aci< 'practically the same resuits can b I --atfured. 9 Men who farm in clay soils have been advised to use fertilizers tha contain no potash whatever, thus sa^ ing them from the expense of buying fertilizer containing this valuable in j 'gredient. A ^ Reports have it that on 6om6 of tlu se's?/ idlnnds arotind Charleston farm ers hav6 fdhnd a desirable substitute for potash fertiliser In the thick blue black marsh mud that adorns t.ho hnv tiers of the creeks, cuts and sounds it this section of the country. It con tains certain saline ingredients tha partly perform the function of potasl k fertilizer. importantIills UP LAST WEE) Important measures were consider i ed la$t week in the Leegislature as i * was near closing time and every min . ute had to be used. The Padgett bill making railroad liable to; injuries to employes wa adopted' by ;the house and ordere ratified. The house refused to agree to til ; sr.natc amendments to the geners appropriation bill. The Torrens land system of regis tration measure, modified by amenc ments, was ordered ratified. The senate, by a vote of 24 to 1 refused to- pdopt a-resolution intr< J ,1 U.. J -I.*-. tiutcu uy ociuium seiner luruHitiin dancing in the lobbies. The youn women of the engrossing dcpartmer occupied the gallery and heard tfc debate on the measure. / . _ Wht -m SENATE CLOSES Benin ad ecooinw tli.UUi.HII OLOOiUil Upper House Works With Dispatch at End of the Session I>y 1 o'clock last Saturday night, the senate calendar had been cleared, the work of the upper house being conducted with dispatch as the hour for dissolution approached. The first action of the body in the morning was to lay effectively the ghost of the bill proposing a flat 2 cent rate or t a dreads. Debate on the bill was postponed until 10:50 o'clock Monday morning, which killed the proposed legislation for the current session. n i ? ? several otner measures of State wide interest were passed. One of these was to require a weekly pay day for textile plants. Failure to comply with the regulations shall bo | deemed a misdemeanor and after 48 I hours of notice shall bo subjected to a fine not to exceed $100. Another 1 measure approved was the bill to collect a license fee of $100 from itinerant horse traders and fovtuno tollers. Violation will be deemed a misder eanor and will subject the offenders to a fine not to exceed $100. The bill proposing the introduction of agricultural subjects into the public school ' curriculum also passed the senate and 1 was ordered enrolled for ratification. I ? This cf rries with it an appropriation ' of $5,000 to be distributed among 1 public schools which comply with ! provisions of the act. The money is u\ai!able when as many as three con' solidated schools in any county ap' propriate as much as $750 to pay for teaching agricultural subjects. The ' scheme is to have one teacher of agri culture for three schools, the districts ' providing $750 and the State contributing a similar amount. o ' BRIGHT-BELLAMY ! i EJECTMENT CASE H. N. Sessions, contsable under W., H. Chestnut, Esqr., Magistrate at Conway, went to Wampco the latter j 'part of last week with a warrant of ejectment issued in the proceedings' recently brought in that court by' ..:Bryan Bellamy against Mr .and Mrs.' I Sam Bright; and under the terms of .the warrant the defendants were r . . . . ejected from a small piece of land, ^ which the plaintiff alleges was eonj vejed to Mrs. Bright for as long as g'shp should remain single and in case | |of death or marriage the land should go to Bryan Bellamy, her brother,1 j! and his heirs forever. The defendants ^camc into court with a later deed r which they procured to be executed by the original grantor and showed I this as a color of claim to the place jand the court then required them to Renter into a bond to pay the cost ofj " ^establishing the plaintiff's right, the R bond to be approved by the magis" jtrate. After waiting about a month " on the defendants the constable exe1 cuted the warrant, as no sufficient " bond had been filed by them as the t statute requires. The land in dispute 1 is near Wampee postoffice and is a | part of the tract originally owned by' the late Fletcher Bellamy. o j Evergreen Graded School. j The Evergreen Graded School will f. close Feb. 29th, with an afternoon % 'picnic. We are planning to have an interesting program for the afternoon. There will be three very intert esting talks on phases of education by ~ Mr. S. H. Brown, Col. D. A. Spivey, and Hon. H. L. Buck. Also, there will 8 be several recitations given by the fol s lowing students: Misses Drucile' d Haigler, Fancy Oliver, Lena King, Laura Youngblood, Myra Burroughs e and Mr. Leon Youngblood. i d The exercises will begin at 2 o'clock sharp. Please come on time i- in order that you will not miss any I- number of the program. Ice cream and cake will be served I, immediately after the exercises. The >- public is cordially invited, g ?Teadhers. g o it George J. Holliday Wfts iti Conway ie on business last week coming over in Ian automobile. DRRY COUNTY AND HER PEOPLE, CONWAY, S. O., THURSDAY WHEN A FELLOW ( Hl?ci iOMfVS. jT 1 C?NOy I I / ' N. V IsP ? " \ s #% V' <1 j^?z 'S'SsA CC,C7y^ ^ NAVAL TRAINNG | FOR CIVILIANS Army Plan To Be Used at Sea It Is Said. Washington.?Secretary Daniels and his advisers decided today to inaugurate a system of civilian naval training similar in general outline to that on which military training camps have been established at Platts burg. Ft. Olethorpe and 'elsewhere. It is planned to take battleships to take th presenting themselves for training for a month's cruise, beginning about August 15. The vessels to be utilized as training ships will take on their student prrsonnel probably at Charleston, Norfolk, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Portland. It is estimated that the six battleships will make pos sible the training of 2,500 men. The plan, drafted by Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, proposes that the cost to the men shall be sufficiently low to enable those in moderate cir. cumstances to join. %The only compulsory requirement is that such volunteer declare his intention of giving his services to the navy in case of war. The battleships used will be the predreadnoughts Kearsarge and Kentucky and others yet to be designated Under the plan the vessels will rendezvous probably at Narragansett bay and eruise eastward on return to their home ports about September (? or 7. One week after the cruise is completed will be devoted to work in conjunction with the naval district defense organization, composed of motoiboat owners, yachtmen, wireless operators and engineers. In all a four or five weeks' training will be given. The object of the plan is to establish a nava Ire serve of vivilians exclusive of former enlisted men. Each applicant first will be examined and some rudimentary knowledge of sea manship, machinery, radio, electricity or navigation will be required. | Each man will receive at the end of the cruiae a certificate showing exactly what he has clone. | The expense per man is not expected to exceed '$o0 which will pay for his food and clothing. o Miss Bessie Clark and Stokes King went to Latta last Friday night where they took part in the debating 'contest on the question of preparedness for war. The Conway speakers were on the affirmative of the proposition and won out against the speakers from the Latta school. g pr FIRST, LAST, NOW AND FORKVBR. ', FEBRUARY 24, 1016. NEEDS A FRIEND. : r i THl?Ty TV?ReC C6MTS FoR CANDV OM TmiS / 01L L * V\jHY I DON't I \ BU^inG / \ AMV CanOy \ THAT STO?e - ? \ VaJO^DG-P - I / ?Brlggs in New York Tribuno. BYRNES QUESTIONS COAST FORT PLANS Wants to Knovv Why Southern > Shores Are Not Included in Defense Proposals. Washington, Feb. 19.?Representative Byrnes today had up with the chief of the coast artillery the plans of the war department as to Fort Fremont near Beaufort where guns are now placed with no men to man thorn. He stated that while he is informed that the officer in charge of that division recommended making' Fort Fremont the left flank of the defenses of SiiVfliWAh the board in Washington does not recommend the improvement of any of the defense along the South Atlantic coast. Some officials in the department entertain the idea that no enemy would attack along the Southern coast preferring to attack the North Atlantic coast where there is located much wealth and poulation, and their idea is to plan for the defense of Southern ports only by movable guns that can be transported from place to place. Mr. Byrnes takes the position that defense is a national and not a local issue and if the board believes improvement of Southern defenses not essential he only wants their reasons for this belief, and why it is essential to improve only the forts along the North Atlantic coast. The chief of staff has not yet informed him of the contents of the report of the local officials. LANSING ACCEPTED J LUSITANIA AGREEMENT Washington.?Secretary Lansing today accepted the Lusitania agreement as acceptable to the United States in so far as it relates to that case but asked Count von Bernstorff for assurances that Germany will not carry its policy of sinking merchant ships without warning to liners even | ir they carry defensive armament. The question of what constitues defensive armament is to be determined later in a way not yet agreed upon. It is suggested that the United States may propose that guns mounted on il. - - i " vne siern 01 snips and capable of being swung from 15 to '10 degrees in either direction might come within that class. It was stated authoritatively that Germany, bocayse^pf its unusual position cannot and will not accept the 1 suggestion of the United States as it now stands that liners carrying arms shall be immune from attack under previous assurances. tm. ft I. WHOLE WEEK OF S. SCHOOL INSTITUTE \ ??? Horry County Secures Services' of Noted S. S. IVIan as Leader. The Sunday Schools of Horry Counj ty arc very fortunate in securing the services of the Rev. \V. C. Owen of Spartanburg, field secretary of tho: Sunday School board of the S. C. Con-1 forencc, for a whole week of Sundayl School institutes to be held at various i churches in this county within reach of all. Institutes will be hold at I he following places on the dates given: February 25?Friday at Ay nor. February 20?Saturday at Rohobc th church. February 27?Sunday at Conway and at Poplar in the P. M. (Conway circuit). February 28?Rest. February 29?Rucksville, Union. March 1?Socastce. March 2?Little River. March 2?Loris. March 4?Floyds. | Mr. Owen is especially anxious to nave every leacner, irrespective ot denomination, be present one or more days during this campaign. Everybody come. Bring your dinner baskets and your unsolved problems. Let's have a day of real inspiration and helpfulness. MAGISTRATE COURT GASES SENT UP The magistrate court at Conway, W. H. Chestnut Esqr., has been very busy during the past months in the hearing of cases brought in that court but which were beyond the jurisdiction and had to be bound over for trial in the court of General Sessions which convenes next Monday morning. The large amount of business transacted by the magistrate court at Conway would seem to show that it will soon be time, if it is not now, that Horry County will bo in need of A county court udder the provisions of an act of the Legislature passed a year or two ago providing for county courts. Following is a list of the persons bound over and sent up to the higher court by Magistrate W. H. Chestnut and which will come up for trial at the ensuing term of the General Sessions. W. P. Floyd, Disposing of Property Under Lien. Daniel Sharon, Violating Game Law. Hattie Woodbury, Receiving Liquor Under False Pretext. Willie Thompson, Failing to Support Wife and Minor Children. Laurence Martin, for Forgery. Bunyan Altman, Trading Property ! Under Lien. Benjamain Roberts, Using Stock Without Consent of Owner. I T - 11- ' i " i " ' i .it-Ksic nougc and /au>e mill kin, As' sault and Battery with Intent to Kill. Plowden Beaty, Assault and Battery with Intent to Kill. Irvin Richardson and Joll Richardson, Larceny of Live Stock. Jett Nobles, Trading Property Under Lien. j J. W. Todd, Assault and Battery I with Intent to Kill. - F. S. Powell, and C. F. Powell, Disposing of Property Under Lien. L. H. Bryant, Disposing of Property Under Lien. Jessie Johnson, otherwise called Thornton Johnson, Larceny of Live Stock. STOCK OF SCHERR ' MOVED TO STORAGE Last week L. R. Ambrose, the trustee in bankruptcy of S. L. Schorr found it necessary to move the stock of merchandise from the W. R. Lewis store on Main Street to one of the vacant stores next door to the bottling works of W. R. Lewis. This was for the purpose of stopping the running ; of rent against the goods, and by rea! sou of the delay in carrying through ' the proposed settlement with Schorr's 1 creditors. ; ' i rtv 4 % * # NO. 45. LIVE STOCK ASSO'N. ELECTED OFFICERS In Each Township of the County And These Arc Township Presidents INTERESTING FROGRAM FOR THE NEXT MEETING Will be Held in Demonstration Office Here on March 6 th. At the last meeting of the Horry Live Stock Improvement Association which was hold Fob. 7, the following township officers were elected: Green Sea?Ben Watson. Simpson Creek?J. W. Carter. Floyds?C. F. DuBosc. | Dog Bluff?J. M. Lewis. Galivants Ferry?Geo. Price. Socastee?B. H. Stalvey. Dogwood Neck?J. V. Watson. Bayboro?A. Bell. Little River?Dr. R. G. Sloan. I * * ** * I vuuway?trl. M. 1.00. Bucks?W. I). Williams. The above officers are township presidents and are thereby Vice-Presidents of the County Organization. The following program will be carried out at the next meeting which will be held in the Farm Demonstration Office March 6, at 1 P. M. Rape. Paper?W. J. Louper, Discussion? H H. Lee. Feeding and Calving. Paper?Dr. C. Hedley, Discussion? F. G. Holliday. Velvet Bean Culture. Paper?E. S. Cultra, Discussion? Oliver Floyd. GOVERNOR SIGNS FINAL MEASURES I Without vetoing a single item, Gov. Manning sent his message of approval of the appropriation bill and the omnibus county supply bill to the gen eral assembly. Two minutes later the 1 i> 1 (> legislature became history, from its convening at noon January 11 to its adjournment. The governor's farewell message was: "Permit me to thank your honorable body for the courtesy and consideration extended to the executive department and to me personally during vour session. Tho frion#iok;?^ r ? - - ? *. ? ?v ivunii brought about through personal association in a patriotic service to our honored State will linger with me long after you have adjourned and returned to your homes and loved ones. "I respectfully inform your honorable body that I have signed the appropriation bill and the school and county supply bill and have no further communication or mesage. "May Clod's blessings rest upon you and yours always, is my earnest prayer." Following the reading of the message and the adjournment immediately thereafter, members of the house and senate extended hearty handshakes to their departing coworkers in the legislative halls. It was in pledge of the many words of farewell and good wishes that had been spoken at odd intervals during the nine and one-half hour session of Saturday night. ? BANKS IN AMERICA National Funds to Extent of $75,000,000 Transferred to New York. New York.?The government of Greece has been transferring millions oT dollars of its funds from London to New York within a few months, according to New York bankers who estimate that $75,000,000 of Greek funds are now on deposit in a large number of banks here. This action is regarded by bankers as a precautionary move in case of a break with the entente allies. The movement became noticeable soon after the recent Teutonic invasion of Serbia and was augmented when the entente allies occupied Saloniki.